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Homophones visited upon me lately

Lightning recap. Homophones are words that have a similar pronounciation but different  spelling and different meanings. They continue to be the bane of literate society. The following homophones brought some levity to my dismal week of copy chopping: An email from a client, with a … Continue reading

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Homophonophobia

Well, I don’t really have a fear of homophones: My pet peeve is their incorrect usage. These are words that have the same pronunciation, but are spelt differently and have different meanings. The sentence context and syllabic stress should make the correct choice of word obvious, but, … Continue reading

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